Svandis Dora Einarsdottir is an Icelandic actress. She grew up in Reykjavík and the Icelandic countryside. Both her parents were professional athletes so she grew up practicing many sports.  Her main sport was equestrian and handball, basketball, yoga, jazz ballet amongst taking piano and singing lessons. She started acting when she was in school but competing on horses occupied most of her time. After high school she decided to follow her passion and focus on acting. Her career began with small parts in films and commercials and in 2010 she graduated from the Iceland Arts Academy. Since graduation she has been working as an actress in productions at the National Theatre of Iceland and produced and played in independent theatre projects. In the last few years she has been in 4 feature films, in 2 of those she has been in a leading role, Harry og Heimir: morð eru til alls fyrst (2014) and In Front of Others (2016).  She has played in short films; Playing with balls (2014) and more than 5 TV series; Lava Field (2014) which was aired on Arte, DK1, NR1, Netflix and more. Her last TV series, The Mayor, will air in Iceland in the fall of 2016. She is currently living in Berlin, Germany.

Education:

2010
Iceland Academy of the Arts - Department of Performing Arts 2010

Feature films

2019
April Skies
as Lara
directed by Pascal Payant

2017/2018
Hversdagsreglur
directed by Lúðvík Páll & Lúðvíksson

2017
Loforð
as Berglind
directed by Bragi Thor Hinriksson

2016
In Front of Others
directed by Óskar Jónasson

2014
Playing with Balls
directed by Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

2014
Harrý and Heimir
directed by Bragi Þór Hinriksson.

2013
Of Horses and Men
directed by Benedikt Erlingsson

2011
City State
directed by Olaf de Fleur

2011
Faust
directed by Alexander Sokurov

2010
Polite People
directed by Olaf de Fleur

Television

2015
The Mayor
direktes by Jón Gnarr

2014
Lava Field
directed by Reynir Lyngdal

2013
Ástríður 2
directed by Silja Hauksdóttir

2011
Press 2. 
directed by Óskar Jónasson

2010
Réttur 2
directed by Sævar Guðmundsson

Theatre

2015
Garðabær
by Heiðar Sumarliðason.

2014
Karitas
by Kristín María Baldursdóttir

2014
Lazy Town
by Magnús Scheving

2014
Fertility Objects
by Alison Farina McGlynn

2013
The Night Before Christmas
by Anthony Neilson

2011
World Light
by Halldór Laxness